Congress divided over gun proposal

Colorado congressman: Don't let gun lobbyists block proposals

5:59 AM,
Jan. 17, 2013

Written by

Jackie Kucinich
USA Today

Congressional advocates of more regulations on gun ownership praised the recommendations to limit gun violence President Barack Obama released Wednesday and called for Congress to act on them immediately.

"Today we have a new path to reducing gun violence thanks to the leadership of President Obama," said Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., one of the leading congressional advocates for stricter gun laws and author of several House bills to limit the size of ammunition clips and illegal gun sales.

"For the first time in almost 20 years, we have a president showing very strong leadership on the ...